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Presented By: Institute for the Humanities

Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close

“Agrofuturism and the Legacy of Soul Food” with Jessica Walker

Black chefs in St. Louis host fl0ating dinner party on the Mississipi River. Black chefs in St. Louis host fl0ating dinner party on the Mississipi River.
Black chefs in St. Louis host fl0ating dinner party on the Mississipi River.
With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute for the Humanities will discuss a part of their current project in a short talk followed by a Q & A session.

This talk explores contemporary investments in Black liberation through agroecology as a form of afrofuturist practice. It considers how movements toward Black food sovereignty integrate cultural narratives of afrofuturism and how these might come to shape understandings of traditional African American foodways.

Jessica Walker is a 2023-24 Hunting Family Faculty Fellow at the Institute for the Humanities and an Assistant Professor of Afroamerican & African Studies and American Culture.

(Image Credit: Curry Hacket, Instagram @curryhacket)
Black chefs in St. Louis host fl0ating dinner party on the Mississipi River. Black chefs in St. Louis host fl0ating dinner party on the Mississipi River.
Black chefs in St. Louis host fl0ating dinner party on the Mississipi River.

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